Marple Newtown’s Brooke Impriano, left, here in a game against Harriton last year, saw Marple’s season end Friday night against Mount St. Joseph. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
By Jack McCaffery
Among the varied goals set four years ago by Brooke Impriano was one she could consider met by Friday night.
The fluid senior forward was confident she and fellow senior Mary O’Brien had left the Marple Newtown girls basketball program on a firm foundation, even after a 62-42 loss at Mount St. Joseph in the opening round of the PIAA District 1 Class 5A tournament.
“There were a lot of ups and downs this year,” Impriano said. “There are a lot of good teams in the Central League. But as a program, we really evolved and I think that we did really good. I’m happy with our season.”
Despite Impriano’s 20 points and 14 more from O’Brien, the Tigers ended their season at 12-11, yet not without pride in having reached the district playoffs in a fourth consecutive year.
“We went down with a winning record,” she said. “And the fact that we made it this far is still amazing. I couldn’t ask for a better team and better coaches.”